SONG DYNASTY EIGHT-SIDED SPEAR SHAFT CAP (960 - 1270 AD)

A perfect matching accessory for the Song Military Spear, Song Eight-Sided Spear Shaft Cap has a. wide socket to accommodate the thicker end of a taper spear shaft.

LK Chen creates a 1:1 replica of this Song Spear accessory.

Length:  20.2 cm (7.95")

Socket Inner Diameter: 28 mm

252.5 grams (8.9 oz)

Recommended for a 2.2 - 2.6 meter (7' 6" - 8' 6") long wax wood pole. 

Investment/lost wax casting with 1045 carbon steel.  

Investment casting (also known as lost-wax casting in the art world), is the oldest known metal-forming technique.  The key benefits are versatility, accuracy, repeatability, and integrity, and the wax can be reused.  It is more expensive than other casting methods; however, it can incorporate intricate contours and the end components are near perfect, so they require little or no rework once cast.

1045 carbon steel.

Element Percentage

Fe         98.7

C           0.45

Mn        0.8

S           0.05

P           0.04